Description
In the HDF5 1.8.16 library's failure to check if the number of dimensions for an array read from the file is within the bounds of the space allocated for it, a heap-based buffer overflow will occur, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Published: 2016-11-18
Score: 8.6 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-771-1 hdf5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3727-1 hdf5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5330 In the HDF5 1.8.16 library's failure to check if the number of dimensions for an array read from the file is within the bounds of the space allocated for it, a heap-based buffer overflow will occur, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:25:14.493Z

Reserved: 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4330

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-18T20:59:00.317

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4330

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4330 - Bugzilla

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